Telegraph [UK], by Robin Yapp Posted By: Photoonist- Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:58:16 GMT Dilma Rousseff said that she "will govern for all Brazilians" as she was poised to be elected as the new president of Brazil, making her the most powerful woman in Latin America. The country's Supreme Electoral Court declared Ms Rousseff, a former Marxist guerrilla and twice'divorced grandmother, the winner. Ms Rousseff had won 56 per cent of the valid votes compared to 44 per cent for her opponent Jose Serra with nearly 95 per cent of all votes counted.

Associated Press, by Janie McCauley Posted By: Struan- Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:53:16 GMT Struggling San Francisco left fielder Pat Burrell will be benched for Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday night. Manager Bruce Bochy will move Cody Ross from right field to left to take Burrell’s place, while Nate Schierholtz earns his first start of the postseason playing right. “I talked to him awhile today,” Bochy said, referring to Burrell. “It’s far to say he’s not seeing the ball. His timing’s off.” Aubrey Huff moves from first base into the designated hitter role and Travis Ishikawa is set to start in Huff’s spot, also Ishikawa’s first postseason start.

Politico, by Alex Isenstadt Posted By: Photoonist- Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:51:08 GMT The last TV ads have been cut. The final polls have been conducted. The end'of'campaign expenditures are being made. Now, for Democratic consultants and campaign officials who have plotted and strategized for months to preserve the embattled House majority, there’s nothing left to do but sit and wait for the expected horrors of Election Day to unfold. (Snip) While few will say so on the record for fear of alienating party officials or depressing turnout, every one of nearly a dozen Democratic House consultants and political strategists surveyed expect a GOP majority to be elected Tuesday — the consensus was

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Shane D'Aprile Posted By: Photoonist- Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:48:07 GMT Cleveland ' Staring down the prospect of big losses in both the House and Senate Tuesday, President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden made one last impassioned appeal to the party's base Sunday, warning supporters that if Democrats don't turn out in big numbers Tuesday, the progress of the last two years will be lost. Obama repeated a line he has employed in just about every stump speech he has given over the past month, acknowledging that Democrats face an uphill battle Tuesday. "Cleveland, there is no doubt that this is a difficult election," Obama said. But the president accused

CBS News, by Staff Posted By: JoniTx- Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:23:20 GMT Going beyond her standard statement that she would run for president in 2012 if no one worthy stepped up, Sarah Palin told Chris Wallace on Fox News that "the country is worth it, though, to make those sacrifices, when we talk about making money today, having a lot of fun today, having all this freedom. If the country needed me '' and I'm not saying that the country does and that the country would ever necessarily want to choose me over anyone else''but I would be willing to make the sacrifices if need be for America."

Philadelphia Inquirer, by Howard Shapiro Posted By: JoniTx- Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:05:28 GMT Midterms usually mean only one thing to most Temple University students ' tests ' but on Saturday about 1,500 of them had the midterm election on their minds, with President Obama to cheer them on."Are you fired up?" he asked the effusive crowd, its cell phones aloft to capture the moment inside the Student Pavilion on 15th Street near Norris. Many at the rally were members of Temple's organization of student Democrats, which was canvassing through the weekend to get out the vote.The Temple appearance ' followed by an unscheduled stop at Famous 4th Street Deli, where Obama sat

Pittsburgh Tribune'Review, by Salena Zito Posted By: Struan- Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:05:09 GMT A friend once told me, after a cross'country drive, that he thought you should feel somehow different as you cross a state line.(Snip) The one exception: Washington, D.C. Specialty grocery stores, coffee shops and restaurants bustle here. Dollar stores are less evident or nonexistent. Construction projects clog traffic. "Things look better in Washington because they are," says Gary Burtless, an economist with the Brookings Institution, a liberal D.C. think tank. "Government is growing bigger, so that means more jobs in the seat of government.

Dallas Morning News, by Leigh Munsil Posted By: JoniTx- Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:44:55 GMT Perhaps the most famous face of Ranger fandom during the World Series is 7'year'old Liam Roybal, better'known these days as Lil Ron Washington.For Halloween, the Keller second'grader dressed up as the balding, bespectacled Rangers manager, causing an Internet sensation.Liam had originally planned on donning an "old man" costume, with a shaved head.But when his school hosted a Career Day instead of a Halloween celebration, Liam's father suggested he dress up as Ron Washington."We all sat around the table and laughed about it. We said, 'You might really look like Ron Washington when you shave your head,' " Ami Roybal said.

New American, by Raven Clabough Posted By: conservatus Prime- Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:40:30 GMT Despite allegations of racism in Tea Party organizations, the Republican Party, and conservative groups, 2010 has witnessed more black Republican activism than ever before. Thirty'seven African Americans in 16 states have been in contention for seats in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives this year. Fox News reports, “The Republican Party is hoping to put a record number of African Americans in Congress after Tuesday’s election; despite the fact the first black president is highly unpopular within the party.” Of course, the effort has not been without some difficulty.

Care2.com, by Robin Marty Posted By: Aeromech- Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:38:59 GMT Got nothing else to do on election day other than put on partisan buttons, hang 100 feet outside a polling place, take pictures of people coming in and out of the building (especially if they aren't *gasp* white!) and pretend that you are authority and they need to prove to you that they are registered to vote before they go in? Well, life just got easier. They have an ap for that!